Novelty turntable



OC- 31, 1950 R. SIEBENKITTEL A2,527,969

NOVELTY TURNTABLE Filed July 24, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 3l, 1950 R.slEBENKlTTl-:L

NOVELTY TURNTABLE 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed July 24, 1946 TTOZNEY P129'rellat .Patented O'ct. 31, -1950 OFFICE NOVELTY TURNTABLE ReinholdsiebonkitteLNow orleans', .15.1 1

r 'jApplioation Julvy'2f1, 1946, serial No. '6535,875 @claims(01.248-45) Y The present inventionv relates to improvements in noveltyturntables and lmore particularly to a turntable and mechanism` for'rotating the same upon which a Christmas tree or a disp1aysup- Avporting table may be mounted for rotary motion ,to better exhibit theornaments or display mer'-n .chandise thereon: g f 2.' fif objectvof-fthe 'invention isto provide .ani improved novelty turntable-with a'source-of' constantgillurnination directed uponfthe :ornaments oftheftree and a separate source of -intermittent illumination *vsovtl'iat flashing light Imay be .-ajlso played Aupon the n ornaments asa rotarymotion isinpafiedfithetree .Anther object ,of tv4 e inventionvresides inproviding Lan.v improved novelty. turntable in;l which the.assembly is .Charaoteizedby simplicity Vin-ole".

Signfv mbimgfnwisl ane-withal moving sans running in a bathof oilto theend that the'device l rijpogonudrenpiaymg round/thermo. A further'objectof the inventionisto provide an improv/eci `turntable, 4in which allioflther parts ,are:'flferiilosedl and completely p rotected anellinwhich'n'o beltsorgpulleys are.involxfedandwhere inthe deviceisjdriven byan electric fmot'orfexternally'A 'mounted'but connected by aflexiblecouoline l box.

n s tiu further ooj'eot ofthe iriventioil is to' profi vide anmprovedjrotary turntable involying'faj spindle carrying a point on whichthefjtree;. is adapted to rest While being centralized 'by ofkconcentric thumb; screws mounted in' @figpedtovreceive the butt end ofthe'tre a'ceordinglyneedjnot besharpened to apo jh lstillfurth'erobjectof the Linvention vide an improved-rotary, turntable which is s d's"animproyelilsafetyfifactor particularly showing the tree socketreplaced by a vdisplay table; i Y

Figure 5 is aivertical, longitudinal section taken on anenlargedscalecentrally; through the .gear

, box and Yits associated parts. v

Figure` 6 is a' horizontal section'taken'` on theV line 6 6 in Figure 5.

Figurer-is also@ horizontal seouon'taken'fon Vthe line VTI-l in Figure5. v, .A

Figure 8 is a vertical section taken Yon the li'ne 8-8 in Figure 5,.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal section taken through t,

the' revolving arm land itssupporting plate. Y. .Referring'moreparticularlytothe drawings I!) designates aplatiorm or stage erectedupon a l suitable@.supportirigflstructurer and having in.

stalled.thereonan-electric motor .II and a'gear `I 5v meshing withawormwheel 20.

box; oi'transmissionY case l 2.' i

,Themotor I I isxpreferably external of the gear box I2as is also aflexible-coupling I3 by which v the. armature shaftof .the .motorisconnected to the worm Shaft I4, which latter extends into the gearbox.I2 wherein it? has :ailxed thereto afwor'm Theworm' ,shaft I4 isjournaled in bearings and I'I oifbrass 'orother"apl3ropriate ymaterialtdappropriate gearingin an enclosed gear which bearings maybe carried;as a unit upon a base'plate .I 8 secured by appropriate fastenings togthe bottom of the. gear box I2. y

A stufling box I9 Ysurrounds thelworm shaft I4 at the point Whereitpasses through the side Wall of thegear box..I2 to prevent leakage ofthe.

' lubricant with Whichithe gear box I2 is substan" indesigngicompactfand strong and whichliria'yjbe manufactured and sold atlow cost so as to m its availability substantially universal. 'j

`With the foregoing and V*other objetsfinlview,

the invention will be'hereinafter more 'fully'de-f scribed andmoreparticularlyjpointed out inthe appended claims.

. In the drawings, in' which thejsame'parts are denotedby the samereference numerals throughout the several views,v Y Y Y f Figure lisatopplan viewrof an improvednovelty turntable constructed in accordanceVwith the present invention." Figure 2Y'is an'e'rid elevation of thesame;4 I

.Figure Sis a sidel elevational view'of thefirn-v proved turntable.

Figure 4 is 'a fragmentaryvsidev elevational'viewI J@any fined. Thisiubrioant may be of a liquid' variety. Y v

Th'e worm wheel 2U rotates on a substantially vertical axis in fthegearbox I2 upon a shaft 2l whichis mounted in apede'stal or other formof 'bearing'rgZocarried in the lower portion ofthe gear box .I2 andhaving therein a ball or Aother bearing 2,3 jwhich supports the 'wormwheel shaft 2i and 'onwhichthe latter freely rotates,` it be- Y ingunderstood that the hub 24 of the worin wheell 29 may be pinned orotherwise affixed to such vertical shaft-'21.;V f

The silenzi extendsupwardly above hub `ze v and has xed thereon a spurpinion 25 disposed in mesh with a spur gear 26 made fastV to the lowerendof a vertical stud or counter shaft ij 2'I.r This'ocounter4shaftf-Z'l and the upper end of Y the vertical Worm shaft'ZI mayboth'be jOuI- naled; inappropriate: bearings carriedby a hori-ZOI'ltal`beam .28..A The .counter shaft `2l projects up abovethe beamA28 whereN it carries-a Aspur DIlOIlLZ dposeiin imesh with-a spur `'gearaffixed to a driving spindle 3| which is supported for free rotationupon the ball or other bearing 32 supported in the horizontal beam 28.

The driving spindle projects upwardly through the top of the gear casel2 at which point it is journaled in appropriate ball or roller bearings33 carried'by the top of the gear box and acting as a thrust bearing dueto the fact that a shoulder 34 of the spindle 3| rests upon such bearing33.

Fixed upon the top of the gear box I2 is a stationary insulating plateof ber or other appropriate material having a number of copper or otherelectrical conducting rings embedded therein. In the single embodimentof the invention illustrated in the drawings, three such conductingrings 36, 31 and 38 are illustrated. The rings 36 and 3l may becontinuous circularly while the outermost ring 3B has insulatrevolvingarm 45 xedly to the rotary insulating plate 44. Both the plate and thearm have an opening 41 to receive therethrough the upper portion of thevertical .driving spindle 3| to which such rotaryjinsulating.plate 44and ree volving arm'45are keyed oraiixed and from which they receiverotation in a substantially horizontal plane.

As shown more particularly in Figures 1 and 9, receptacles, 4s, 4s; andsu vfcriigm; bulbs are carried lixedly upon the upper side ofthe rotaryinsulating plate 44 and are exposed so kthat appropriate lamps kmay beplaced therein, 'The bulbs are connected by leads 5|, 52 and 53. withthe upper ends of the Shanks '54 of the plungers 55 the lower ends ofwhich project downwardly flush or through the bottom surface of the ro--taryinsulating plate 44 into contact with the conducting rings 36, 31and 38. The plungers are biased to ayieldable downwardly projectedVVposition by coil springs 56 which abut against the upper ends of therecesses 5l made in the revolving arm and the rotary insulating plate44. The other ends of the coil springs 56 are arrangedy to abut flanges58 on the plungers 55. These flanges engage the bottom walls of therecesses 5l to limit the downward movements of the plungers 55.

A threaded section 59 on the driving yspindle 3| is adapted to receivean internally threaded opening at the base of the tree socket B0. Apoint or cone 6| on the upper end ofthe driving spindle projects intothe tree socket 60 and is adapted to receive the lower end of the tree62. The tree socket 6U has a number "of concentrically arranged -setscrews or thumbscrews 53 adapted to take into the sides of the treetrunk 62 at a point above its lower end which is engaged by the point6|.

`It will be noted from Figure 5 LthatI the lower or butt end of the treetrunk 62..is not necessarily sharpened orpointed.

y, By removing the Vtree socket rQm the l beholder.'v ThisYisaccolnplished by the exceedingly compact andv strongturntable and itsactu-Y ating mechanism.` In practicaga tree 7 feet in Y 4 threadedsection 59 of the driving spindle, a display table 64 (Figure 4) may bethreaded upon the threaded section 59 and caused to rotate with thedriving spindle.

The motorv drives the Worm l5 through the flexible coupling I3 andthereby sets the gear train in operation by which the turntable isrotated. The gear train is a reducer. The reducing movement may,for'example, be from 1750 R. P. M. to 1 R. P`.'M. The motor may, forexample, be l/; H. P., 110 volts, 60- cycle.

The gear box |2 is filled with oil which completely covers all of themoving parts. A

The parts may be made from appropriate material. For example, aluminumor plastic material may form the stock out of which the case, platform,etc., are made while the driving spindle is preferably of steel and theinsulating parts of micata. All wires and connections are preferablysolderedeand provided with suitable insulation 'by which the same areprotected. The display table 64 may, for example, `be 18 inches indiameter.

As the motor and gear train rotate, the rotary plate 51 and revolvingarm 45 turn slowly, carrying around Ywith them the tree l|52 and thelight bulbs. The two light bulbs 48 and 49 may be illuminatedcontinuously from the-'conductor rings 36 and` 3l while the receptacle 50 may be vconnected with the 'interrupted conducting ring 38 whereby thelamp in this socket will be a flasher.

VIt will be appreciated fromY the' foregoing that an attractivev displayis'made by the rotationvof the ornamented and illuminated Christmastree` in that all sides are successively presented tothe height has beeneasily lcarried in the rotary'socket with sixty' stationary'andtwentyflashlights running for long .continuous periods during the day and.night,

The devicefis readily placeable in a room or apartment inas'uitablelocation for the erection of a Christmas tree and for, connectionrto thedevice of the house currentcables. The device is also accessible readilyas to all of its parts and is so constructed and arranged so as toenable the `device to be assembled easily and quickly. The partsmoreoverhave a special relation to fone another and are so coordinated to resistgettingout of order.

Although I have illustrated and described herein ,a form of theinvention best known to. me at the present time, it is understood thatonly one embodiment of Whichthe invention is susceptible v is disclosed,and I reserve the right to make all such changes and modiications asVcome within the scope of the following claims.

I claim: f

1. A novelty turntable comprising a rotary turntable, a tree holder onsaid turntable, apluralityof lamps and lamp receptacles carried by saidturntable in position to direct illumination upon the ornaments of atreein said holder, a revolving arm carried by and separable from saidturntable and having recesses therein, reciprocating plungers in saidrecesses vspring-biased to a projecting position and' connected incircuit with the several lamp receptacles, and a stationary insulatingplate adj acentsaid turntable having conducting rings embedded thereineng-aged by said plungers and connected with an external circuit supply,one of said rings having alternate conducting and dead spots.

2. A novelty turntable comprising a rotary platform, an arm carried bysaid platform for rotation therewith, a tree holder on said platform, aplurality of lamps carried by said platform, a stationary plate havingconducting rings thereon and connected with a circuit supply, said armand platform having registering recesses provided with top and bottomwalls, plungers disposed within said recesses provided with flanges andelectrically connected to said lamps, and springs engaging the top wallsof said recesses and said anges for urging the plungers into contactwith said conducting rings.

3. A novelty turntable as claimed in claim 2 characterized by the factthat the flanges engage said bottom Walls of the recesses for limitingthe downward movements of the plungers.

4. A novelty turntable comprising a rotary platform, a tree holder onsaid platform, a plurality of lamps carried by said platform in positionto direct illumination upon the ornaments on a tree, an arm carried bythe rotary platform and having recesses therein, a stationary insulatingplate, conducting rings mounted thereon and connected with a source ofelectrical energy, and l reciprocating plungers received by saidrecesses and spring-biased into contact with the conducting rings, theplungers being electrically connected to the lamps.

' REINHOLD SIEBENKI'ITEL.

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